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Most asked question from a would be house owner is always how many blocks do I need to get my building completed. Hence this topic is written with illustrations to make it easy for you to do the calculations yourself from the plan your architect gave you.


http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/2010/09/how-to-calculate-numbers-of-blocks-from-a-building-plan/

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sXL9JELXAA

The Lagos state governor have recently signed the mortgage bill into law, hence we need to take a look at the opportunities available for us in owning our homes through mortgages especially when it has been successfully done in other countries and has greatly reduced their housing needs compare to Nigeria.

This article is just to prick your mind on mortgages and its benefits especially when its increasingly difficult to save large sum of money to build a house presently.

http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/2010/08/what-is-mortgages-its-advantages-and-disadvantages/

I have been hoping I can edit my old posts with dead link. Anyway out?

@Lawyer a great post you have here, I am also compiling one based on my experience in Yaba.
But I will advise if a structural engr is ready to collect 35k from you and not based on personal friendship, sorry don't bother to employ him. That one is structural nothing, you are only going to get some past jobs duplicated for you with some adjustments. Structural drawings are more important to M&E, so you can see that under normal circumstances they shouldn't be higher. The ideal for structural drawings starts fromm 100k up.

The importance of german or oversite concrete in a building can’t be overemphasized.
There has been a lot of arguments on wether to use a german floor or concrete for your building projects or not.
I have also built too without a german floor in exceptional cases, but this is not the best practise.
In a very solid soil most people tends to forgo german flor because of the cost of concrete especially on a one floor bungallow, however you must not build in a waterlogged place or area susceptible to heavy settlement without doing german floor.
In otherwords german floor is important and very necesssary if you cvan afford it even in a very solid and non-problematic areas. These are the importance.

http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/2010/07/importance-of-german-or-oversite-concrete/

@okemm, I can design and build for u.
I'll advice the 3 bdm bungallow should be left untampered with especially if it can be rented out. U won't really be able to compensate for d comparative difference in rent rate s for these two areas.

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Understand first of all that there IS a difference between price and value. Price is the amount you are asking for the property. Value is buyer perceived, and this perception of value is influenced by many factors such as location, features, condition, comparison to other purchase option, etc. By attending to details that can have a positive impact on the value, sellers can significantly increase their chance of attracting qualified buyers willing to pay the asking price.


http://realestate.yahoo.com/Homevalues/Increasing_Sellers_Property_Value.html;_ylt=AkUhWM1eoDCewWmAo9Ks_nzi4JF4

What brand of cement are you bringing and the cost per 50kg?

@Baba_eko,
The 9m cover expenses such as sand filling, filling of the road to get to site, executing the project to dpc level. Sangotedo area may have some sides that are also suffering the same fate. The swamp does not cover the whole area this project is. So any other area may be difficult to decide until u get to where you want to build.
Nigerians crave to stay around hyped neighbourhoods, as u know VGC is popular so also the rush for lands around in short demands is what drives prices. Though i am not familiar with that hotel.
In Ajah and environs for renting it has to be 2 bedroom flats and one room selfcontain. House rent here is high so people goes for lower rooms flats and selfcontain. Don't waste ur time with a duplex, the shake in the banking industry has affected the rush for duplexes around the area most people renting then were bankers, u'll agree with me bankers are no longer been paid well.
For the drainage there is little u can do because it has to be a collective project for it to work, the only thing is to just do your own portion of drainage in front of your house.

@Kingboy,
Mowe has a very stable and good soil, so you are going to spend far less building in this area. Yes for the german floor some builders do skip it because the water level is very low, thoug is not advisable to go this way.

@Insur,
The property at Moleye street, what number?

@baba_eko,
The project is a twin duplex in Ajah. The soil in question is swampy.
The difference in foundation may not be much but the penthouse will cost u more.
Not all fancy house design, but bogus house designs.
I think is better you build fresh.
To build stress free. Get a surveyor b4 buying d land to check if the land falls into govt acqd zones, get a lawyer for ur paperworks, employ a building professional to oversee ur project, if need be run from swampy areas.
Also read-

http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/2009/09/steps-to-take-before-buying-land-in/

http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/2007/10/factors-that-contributes-to-cost-of/

@baba_eko, thanks I am happy u like it.

This topic was inspired based on the experience I had recently with a building I was involved in. The money we expected to spend really overshot my expectations. Some of the reasons are also included.

http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/2010/06/how-to-minimise-the-cost-of-building-your-house-and-still-produce-high-quality-houses/

My website www.BuildingContractorSecrets.com is back online, for those that aren't familiar with the website, is a Building Construction Blog for Professionals and Laymen . Thanks

The blog www.buildingcontractorsecrets.com/myblog.htm has been transfered to the main directory of site www.buildingcontractorsecrets.com

Felixv:
sirs,
which documents does one get for the said price of 2.3M, and is their an arhitect who can give a plan for a nice 4 bedroom bungalow with a bg at the back, im sure a gate house is probably need as well,

I am definitely interested in this land.

thanks

Felix

I can do that for you.

@egin, how do u verify d guage?

I've sent u a mail. thx

can you post the pictures?

This is good, well done Dayo and Lawyer.

The individual definitely will be cheaper but I am afraid the advantages of using the manufacturing company outweighs the disadvantages.
(1)The company is most likely to give you the aluminium guage you ordered for, an individual can tell you he is using .70 guage meanwhile it is 0.45 if u dont know the difference then you will lose rather than gain
(2)If the job is not properly done the company is liable and they are more in a position to respond to your request for repairs/ammendments
(3)The companies in most cases do better jobs than the individual etc

@Lawyer,
Nothing is wrong if you are charging for your services, but I think what is wrong is yourself going thru hell searching for this properties without collecting any advance for the job. U spend money on transport and meeting people, someone that is really serious ought to pay you a token for doing that. But I am angry, why do you strive so hard to be Mr Nice guy? You are giving free professional infos which you write everyday by your experience. Why go the extra mile by paying so much for field work just because you want some people to feel that you are not after money or somethin, there is nobody that doesn't need money to run successfully, give the general ones you can give and ask any client to pay for specific task if need be.
Ordinary advise we gave for the cost of building a duplex someone wrote back that we are greedy bunch, but the ones that have ears will always take heed and learn.
I think on the diaspora issue is bound to happen properties involve spending ur entire life savings, so sometimes people do backout but that won't stop others from been considerate. People in the Diaspora aren't finding life easy any longer so the reason they price so low and and want u to work for them free if possible but most of them can be quite nice and I have met few that are of great help to me.
So I'll advise, do the general stuffs, but bill anybody that needs personal stuffs,

I think is not proper to call anybody names here, aasog is right to his own understanding and his line of profession, for a builder/architect/engineer to forward an estimate to you, it will look more like the estimate aasog gave which I also do but unfortunately this estimates are inconclusive like the one a quantity surveyor will give you which will cover sundry and the most unexpected expenses (imagine paying omo onile alone 1million naira, imagine filling part of the road leading to ur site e.t.c) The place in question is generally seen to be of weak soil now consider feeling your site over 1million again. A building professional will always concentrate on estimating what will bring the carcass of the building to what you people termed habitable.
Let me give u an example--A twin duplex I am involved in has 2 major problem, is swampy and is on a low level to the road, after taking the level we had no choice but to increase the height of the raft to 5 boards most of the other buildings around the same area are below the road and you have to throw water to d front, virtually all buildings around are suffering from differential settlement none is standing straight, this and many more challenges you'll meet as you go from one site to the other in your professional life. The carpentary work alone cost 1 million plus, the bracing is unlike what you do on ordinary sand. Now which advice will you give for the type of reinforcements you'll have there? the project to dpc level cost 8million plus (this sum was not inflated, now imagine if I have to add profit to it). Don't want to scare prospective lekkittes but the truth must be told u'll spend 30million by the time you are moving in.

@aasog, ok o, I heard u, we pray God will give Adysco the strength to build so he can be able to give us a firsthand information after he must have finished the project.

If you must know you won't spend anything less than N30million.

@AdornHomes, thanks for the recommendations really appreciate ma.
@Adysco my no. is 08026228682 email- great4ways@yahoo.co.uk

@Lawyer,
I am soo happy d way u maintain ur cool replying Iboguurl, thats the way to go, more power to ur elbow and keep enriching us. However try to slow down a little on agents seems you have cultivated a lot of enemies among them, I'll prefer u let us know how to get the good ones, they are also useful u know, Some people have actually complained both privately and public, lol

yes! thank u I am aware of it working on it is domain issue. God bless u.

@Lawyer, really to be sincere with you I am very! very! disappointed you are thinking on towing this line.
First as a moderator and a leader expect to be badmouthed by those that your decisions will not favour.
Two, we are on the internet and I can decide to open as much as 100 ID's on Nairaland and attack you anytime I feel ur decisions doesn't favour me.
Three, Every labourers deserve his wages, you have worked hard more than anybody on this section to educate all of us at ur own expense so is not a crime if you are making money you deserve it.
Four, Check all the trailblazers in this country they have one time or the other been attacked severely even Men of God are not left out -check post on Adeboye and Oyedepo.
Five-You mean you'll allow few comments from those that know little about you to override all the good comments we all that are active members of this section have posted about you.
Above all u can't quantify the growth and value added to this section when u became the moderator.
Now, consider those that aren't Nairaland members that do read ur postings daily all over the world.
Really, I thought Lawyers are the most prepared for this kind of attack.
So therefore I agree not, continue to do your good work. God bless you.
And before you say I don't understand I had also been called a fraudster before on this forum. Sorry our mentality have been totally bastardized that we find it difficult to think people can be as honest as you are so ignore all these negative comments, except you aren't praying to be a leader in ur life.